SPring-8 is sure to serve your needs.

Inquiry Form
http://www.spring8.or.jp/en/science/academic/contacts/inquiry̲form

INTRODUCTION SPring-8 is a large synchrotron radiation facility that delivers the most powerfulsynchrotron radiation currently available. It was opened in 1997 to users from academia,
research institutes, governmental agencies and industry, domestic and international.
Any user whose application is approved may use it. In FY2018, a total of about 17,000
researchers made use of it.
SPring-8 operates 2 half-year research terms (A term and B term) each year, and inprinciple, proposals are called for, reviewed and accepted twice a year. The timing ofcalls and the number of calls vary according to the proposal type. In SPring-8, users
themselves visit the SPring-8 site as a general rule, but SPring-8 staff will also advise
users on sample preparation, measurement, data analysis, etc.

Please utilize the User Information on
SPring-8 website.

WEBSITEINFORMATION

Detailed Beamline Information Page
http://www.spring8.or.jp/en/about̲us/whats̲sp8/facilities/bl/list/

For further information, please visit the following URL.
http://www.spring8.or.jp/ja/science/academic/contacts/inquiry_form

Proposal System and Fees
Type ofProposal

Except for “Budding Researchers Support Proposal” users and “Partner User
Proposal” users, public beamline users are required to pay the fees to cover thecosts of consumables actually used (user fees) at beamline experimental hutches.
User Fees – Fixed Fee: 10,720 yen per shift (8 hours), 2,680 yen per 2 hours– Variable Fee: calculated on the basis of the amount of consumables actually used
Note: Project leaders affiliated with organizations outside Japan are exempt frompaying the fees.

Descriptions[Proposal Deadline]

NonProprietary
Proprietary

BeamtimeFee(Tax included)
480,000 yen
per shift(8 hours)

General Proposal

General research using synchrotron radiation. [twice a year]

Long-Term
Proposal

Research projects that are expected to produce outstanding results
through the long-term use of SPring-8. Submitted proposals must undergo
through a two-stage review process of application screening and interview.
Once approved, proposals are valid for two years. [once a year]

Urgent Proposal

Designed for users with an urgent and critical need to carry out
non-proprietary experiments of great public

Time-Designated
Proposal

Intended for users wishing to conduct proprietary research in a particulartime period. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. [none]

720,000 yen
per shift(8 hours)

Measurement
ServiceThe staff of JASRI will perform measurements on behalf of users, andusers can choose whether to come to SPring-8 and be present during
the measurements or to simply send their samples to SPring-8. [none]

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https://user.spring8.or.jp/?lang=en

Calls for Proposals Page
http://www.spring8.or.jp/en/users/proposals/call̲for/

Budding Researchers Intended for doctoral students (at the time of experiment) with an exploratory
Support Proposal and original research proposal or research theme. [twice a year]
Non-Proprietary
Research proposals that have been reviewed and approved for a large
Grant-Aided Proposal research grant available in Japan. [twice a year]

Program Fee
131,000 yenper shift(8 hours)

Industrial Application For Industrial application proposal to promote problem-solving anddiscovery of needs for new applications in industries by utilizing
Proposal Using
advanced measurement technologies that are new to project leader.
Advanced Technology [twice a year]
Partner User
Proposal

Proposals that the Partner User assigned by the review committee
carries out and are related to public BL facility development/upgrade.
[once a year]

Epoch-Making
Initiative Proposal

Research projects carried out by research groups to create and develop
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Japanese Law (Ordinance on Prevention of Ionizing Radiation Hazards) requires all SPring-8 users to be registered asSPring-8 radiation workers.

Report and Publications after experiment
Non-Proprietary Research users are required to・submit a SPring-8 Experiment Summary Report within 60 days of the completion of the experiment.
・publish and register a refereed journal article or an equivalent within 3 years of the end of the research term.
Proprietary Research users are not required to satisfy the provisions above, but are charged a beamtime fee.

Access to SPring-8 ( Harima Science Garden City )JR Aioi is the nearest station.
Take the Shinki Bus or a taxi from Aioi station.
There is a parking lot available at the SPring-8 site for visitors arriving by car.

Harima Science Garden CityTokyo

Shin-Kobe

Aioi Himeji

JR Sanyo Line

Aioi

KansaiInternational
AirporteninShKobe
Airport

Taxi

50min

Shin-Osaka
Osaka

Rent-a-car

40min

by25min
ExpressHaruka

70min

nTaxi
Shinkansen

30min

mi

N

Osaka Airport(Itami)（Itami）

Kyoto

nsShinkansen

Osaka Int l Airportka

Harima ScienceGarden City30

NaritaOsaka
Kansai IAP

AioiHimeji

Rent-a-car

SPring-8 Campus Guide←

SayoOsaka
65min
by JR2.5hrsby Shinkansen

Tokyo1.5hrs
by JR
45minby JR ExpressHaruka

1.5hrsNarita Int l Airport

10min by Shinkansen
20min by local train

Bus stop for SPring-8ShinOsaka

Kansai Int l Airport-cho

North Gate

SPring-8 Guest House

Guest House(240 rooms, 2,000 yen/day)
Guest House Reception
Cafeteria & Shop Kirari
User Administration Division
Cafeteria

Bus stop “SPring-8 Kitakanrito-mae”
North Building (Reception for users)
Public Relations Center0(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)N
100200300

Main Building

Shop Kirari (Convenience store)(Foods, Daily necessities, Magazines and ATM etc.)
Health Office

Health Office
Post Office and Supermarket arelocated about 2 km away from SPring-8.

1.5 GeV SR Facility"New SUBARU"

East Gate

SACLA
Experimental Facility
Experimental Animal Facility
XFEL-SPring-8
Experimental Facility

Aio↓iMedium-length Beamline Facility

X-ray Free Electron Laser
SACLA
1km-long Beamline Facility

Contact Us

SPring-8 Users Oﬃce: User Administration Division, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI)
1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5198, JAPAN
Phone: +81-(0)791-58-0961 E-mail: sp8jasri@spring8.or.jp

Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute（JASRI）
2019.10 ver.